Vlodrop

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as flothorp in 943. Compound of dialectal vlo (“stream, river”) and a metathesized form of dorp (“village, settlement”). The interpretation of the first element as Proto-Germanic *flôh- (“rocky layer”) is incorrect.

See also Limburgish Vlorp, Vlórp, Vloearep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvloː.drɔp/
• Hyphenation: Vlo‧drop

Proper noun

Vlodrop n

1. A village and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Vlodroppenaar
• Vlodrops
• Vlodrop-Station

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN